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Hall of Famer Winfield to speak at Boys & Girls Club banquet

Baseball Hall of Famer Dave Winfield will speak at the Boys & Girls Club of Aberdeen Area's Annual Awards Night on Feb. 8.

Individual tickets are $50, and table sponsorship starts at $400. Tickets are available at the Boys & Girls Club, 1111 First Ave. S.E. For more information, call 605-225-8714.

Winfield was a 12-time All-Star. He's one of only seven Major League Baseball players to have more than 3,000 hits and 450 home runs.

The University of Minnesota star and St. Paul native is the only athlete to be drafted by four professional sports leagues, according to a news release. He spent 22 years in the major leagues. In 1992, he was a member of the Toronto Blue Jays as they won the World Series. He collected his 3,000th hit in 1993 as a member of the Minnesota Twins. He was elected to the Hall of Fame in 2001. He now works for ESPN.

The banquet includes dinner. A variety of awards will be presented to local Boys & Girls Club youth, staffers and supporters. Doors to the annual fundraiser banquet, at the Ramkota Inn Convention Center, open at 5:30 p.m. The program begins at 6:30 p.m.